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- Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who made his career by playing a mean villain, is being hailed as a real-life hero in India. Sood has been helping thousands of migrant workers, stranded by the Covid-19 lockdown in Mumbai, return home.
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His charity during the pandemic was lauded, and he was hailed as a real-life hero in India. [45] On 25 July 2020, a video of a farmer's daughters ploughing a field, like bulls with a yoke on their shoulders, went viral over social media.
Jul 30, 2021 · On Sonu Sood’s birthday, how a reel hero became a real-life saviour for thousands. On Sonu Sood's 48th birthday, here's how the reel-life hero emerged as a real one during the pandemic. Written by Kriti Sonali. Bengaluru | July 30, 2021 08:19 IST. Follow Us.
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May 25, 2020 · Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who made his career by playing a mean villain, is being hailed as a real-life hero in India. Sood has been helping thousands of migrant workers, stranded by...
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For the engineer-turned-actor, these are but the result of life-lessons and values taught to him and his sisters, Monika and Malvika, bytheir late parents. By that measure, Sonu’s success stands unrivalled for the sheer number of people he has helped. Since India went under complete lockdown over two months ago, Sonu Sood has undertaken several ini...
Ironically, at a time when many of India’s urban population are lamenting the sudden abundance of time during the nationwide lockdown, Sonu Sood is finding himself busier than ever. During this time, he and his team carry out a host of tasks – reaching out to authorities at different levels in various states to obtain permissions, sifting through c...
As the number of coronavirus cases continued to grow, many stranded migrants in India’s metros took to the highways with their families and baggage in tow, choosing to walk for days on end in the hope of being reunited with their families, instead of languishing in the cities. He began by convincing a group of migrants, who were about to set out on...
Sonu has also been leveraging his contacts to help people stranded in other states, obtaining permissions for interstate travel for individuals travelling by private vehicles, and even chartering a plane for women labourers from Odisha. So infectious is his commitment to the Ghar Bhejo cause that the actor has now inspired many of his friends, incl...
For his humanitarian acts during the COVID-19-induced lockdown, Sonu has received much praise and appreciation from people of all walks of life – from Union Minister of Textiles and Women and Child Development Smriti Irani, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, and Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to veteran batsman Suresh Raina ...
In fact, Sonu admits that his “…biggest personal learning during this time has been that there’s nothing more important than serving someone who really needs you.” His greatest reward, he says, is seeing the smiles of every migrant who has returned home, and receiving their messages of gratitude. “They (the migrants) send selfies, messages, and voi...
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Jun 6, 2020 · How actor Sonu Sood emerged as an unlikely real-life hero for thousands of migrants in India's lockdown. By. Rachita Prasad. , ET Bureau Last Updated: Jun 07, 2020, 06:33:00 PM IST. Follow us. Font Size. 17 Comment. Synopsis. Sood and restaurateur Neeti Goel have sent around 20,000 people home by buses, trains and even flights.
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Dec 8, 2020 · Actor, humanitarian, hero – these three words perfectly describe the reel-life villain, Sonu Sood. Since the onset of the novel coronavirus, the Bollywood actor turned a real-life hero...
Aug 5, 2020 · Newsmakers. / Entertainment. Sonu Sood: From reel-life villain to real-life hero. The Bollywood actor helped get stranded South Indian students from Moscow back home. By IANS. Follow us...
